If you go for the 2.4test, be sure to check linux/Documentation/Changes
and upgrade to Modutils-2.3.14 even though Changes says 2.3.13
Check the other stuff too.
2.4test6 *just* got put up and is running here.
Garst
Peter Robinson wrote:
>
> > Does anyone knows how to get a USB-IrDA dongle to work? I
> > have a USB-IrDA
> > dongle called ESI-9685 from Extended Systems. It works under Win98 and
> > Win2000. But I want to get it to work over Linux, any ideas?
>
> Alvin,
>
> The first thing you need to do is compile your kernel to support USB,
> There are howtos to step you through this at www.linux-usb.org.
> You either need to install the 2.2 USB Backport or upgrade to the
> development 2.4test kernel series. Once you have done thisn you can
> then get usb up and running and as suggested by Roberto you can
> see if the generic usb-serial driver will work with this device.
> But once you get the usb enabled kernel running I can probally help you
> find out whether this way will work or not.
>
> Peter
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